Obituaries

Alan Claibourn Busby

Alan Claibourn Busby

Jan 1, 1900

Alan Claibourn Busby, 75, passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2019 in Bedford. He was born December 9, 1943 in Mineral Wells. Alan graduated from Mineral Wells High School in 1962 and joined the United States Marine Corps after graduation. After serving in the USMC he attended Tarleton State University before settling with his wife, Elliene, in Arlington. For the last...

Delores June Ayers

Delores June Ayers

Jan 1, 1900

On June 20, 2018, Delores "Pee Wee" June Ayers, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She was born March 24, 1944, to Loyd and Linnie Bolton, and was a life-long resident of Mineral Wells.In 1968, she married Leonard Ayers and together they raised four children. She worked for many years as a nurse before retiring due...

Lorine V. Herring

Lorine V. Herring

Jan 1, 1900

Lorine V. Herring, 81, passed away April 14, 2014 at her home in Santo. She was born March 9, 1933 in Santa Cruz, California the daughter of Walter and Myrtle Brady. She was a longtime resident of Santo and a member of the First Baptist Church of Santo. She married Otha Herring in 1953 in Reno, Nevada. Graveside services will...

Walter Dean Foley

Walter Dean Foley

Jan 1, 1900

Walter Dean Foley, 80, passed away July 12, 2019 in Fort Worth. He was born October 8, 1938 in Mineral Wells the son of Pete and Della Walker Foley. He married Dusty Musser on July 29, 1961 in Jacksboro. He was a lifetime resident of Mineral Wells and a member of the Mineral Wells Church of God. He was a...

Dorothy Louise Stephens Cates

Dorothy Louise Stephens Cates

Jan 1, 1900

Dorothy Louise Stephens Cates, our beloved mother, sister, and our "MAW", went to sleep in death on September 14, 2013 in Mineral Wells, Texas, awaiting the resurrection. She was a resident of the Palo Pinto Nursing Center. She was 81 years of age. Dorothy was born on May 5, 1932 to Charles and Edna (Nelson) Stephens in Strawn, Texas. In...

Barbara A. Hagar Miller

Barbara A. Hagar Miller

Jan 1, 1900

Barbara A. Hagar Miller, 74, passed away January 28, 2010 in a Fort Worth hospital. She was born September 22, 1935 in Ranger the daughter of Bailey and Nona Diamond Hagar. She was a longtime resident of Mineral Wells. She was a very active member of First Baptist Church singing in the choir, was a soloist, and taught Sunday school....

Harold J. Loehlein

Harold J. Loehlein

Jan 1, 1900

Harold J. Loehlein, 84, passed away January 23, 2012 in a Mineral Wells hospital. He was born July 13, 1927 in St. Cloud, Minnesota the son of Frank and Helen Gresser Leohlein. He married Joan Johnson of July 6, 1951 in Milbank, South Dakota. He had lived in Palo Pinto for the past 4 years. He was a veteran of...

Laura Grace Farrell

Laura Grace Farrell

Jan 1, 1900

Laura Grace Farrell, 67, passed away January 1, 2016 in Mineral Wells. She was born September 14, 1948 in Jamaica Queens, New York the daughter of Lawrence Keith and Daisy Ida Naldrett Campbell. Visitation is Tuesday from 6-8 PM at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pine Bush Cemetery in Kerhonkson, New York. She is survived by her children:...

Vernon Dale Lewallen

Vernon Dale Lewallen

Jan 1, 1900

Vernon Dale Lewallen reluctantly accepted divine orders to move on to bigger and better things, leaving us on October 5, 2016.One thing that cannot be denied is that Dale's was a presence strongly felt. We were all, at one point or another, infuriated by his stubbornness or inspired by his strength -- often both at the same time. He always...

Buck Oddason McCoy II

Buck Oddason McCoy II

Jan 1, 1900

Buck Oddason McCoy II, 2, passed away March 12, 2009 in a Fort Worth hospital. He was born September 22, 2006 in Mineral Wells the son of Buck Oddason McCoy Sr. and Lauren Elizabeth Crnkovic. Services were 10 AM Tuesday March 17, 2009 at the Fellowship of Christian Believers Church with Rev. Scott Poynor officiating. Burial followed in Fortune Bend...

David Wayne Best

David Wayne Best

Jan 1, 1900

David Wayne Best, 56, passed away February 8, 2012 at his home in Mineral Wells. He was born November 19, 1955 in Mineral Wells the son of James V. and Julia Chambliss Best. He married Pam Glover on July 17, 1982 in Mineral Wells. He was a lifetime resident of Mineral Wells. He worked at CCA for 20 years. He...

Laura Mae Goen

Laura Mae Goen

Jan 1, 1900

Laura Mae Goen, 93, passed away January 2, 2016 in Weatherford. She was born August 27, 1922 in Denver, Colorado the daughter of Arthur and Jennie Hewitt Higgins. She was a longtime resident of Millsap and a member of Beulah Baptist Church. Graveside services will be 2 PM Thursday, January 7, 2016 at Goen Cemetery. Visitation is Wednesday from 6-8...

Joy Diane Bridges

Joy Diane Bridges

Jan 1, 1900

Joy Diane Bridges 60 of Mineral Wells passed away Monday May 13, 2013 at her home in Mineral Wells. Funeral Services will be Wednesday May 15, 2013 at 2:00 pm at Indian Creek Baptist Church Guy Weathers officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday May 14, 2013 from 6-8 pm at the funeral home.Joy Diane was born July 11, 1952 in Mineral...

Dorothy Marie Vrana Tipps

Dorothy Marie Vrana Tipps

Jan 1, 1900

Dorothy Marie Vrana Tipps, of Possum Kingdom Lake at Graford, Texas, went to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on July 22, 2018. She was born on February 17, 1932, in Charlotte, Texas, to the late Adolph and Bessie Vrana, of Davis Switch, TX. She was born third of nine children, having three sisters and five brothers. Dorothy...

Benny Wayne Lisby

Benny Wayne Lisby

Jan 1, 1900

Benny "Ben" Wayne Lisby, 79, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, December 5, 2018 in Graford.Services will be Monday, December 10, 2018 at the Fellowship of Christian Believers Church in Graford, Texas at 11 a.m. Burial will follow at the Graford Cemetery. Viewing will be held December 9, 2018 at Baum-Carlock-Bumgardner Funeral Home in Mineral Well, Texas from 3...

Violet Marie Hendricksen

Violet Marie Hendricksen

Jan 1, 1900

Violet Marie Hendricksen, 86, passed away December 14, 2014 in a Mineral Wells nursing home. She was born December 6, 1928 in Jamaica, New York the daughter of Paul Henry and Edith Violet Sharp Hendrickson. She is survived by her life-long friend: Francis Brennan, children: Patricia Rollins and husband Donald, Francis Brennan Jr., 5 grandchildren, and 7 great-grandchildren. She was...

Wanda Joye Lusk

Wanda Joye Lusk

Jan 1, 1900

Wanda Joye Lusk of Mineral Wells passed away into her Lords loving arms on November 11, 2014. Graveside service will be held Saturday November 15, 2014; 4PM at Fairview Cemetery. Wanda leaves behind son James and wife Linda Lusk; grandchildren Justin and wife Elizabeth Lusk, John and wife Meagan Lusk, Colton Lusk and fiancé Shelby, Tommy Chandler and Sonny Chandler;...

Marsha Fay Jenkins

Marsha Fay Jenkins

Jan 1, 1900

Marsha Fay Jenkins, 65, passed away June 3, 2015 at her home in Mineral Wells. She was born July 4, 1949 in Mineral Wells the daughter of Robert Howard and Elsie Fay Davis Jenkins. She graduated from Mineral Wells High School in 1968. She is survived by her daughter: Alayna Jenkins, granddaughter: EmaGrace Hendrix, mother: Elsie Fay Jenkins, sisters and...

Deborah Lynn Jackson Goen

Deborah Lynn Jackson Goen

Jan 1, 1900

Deborah Lynn Jackson Goen, 51, passed away May 24, 2019 at her home in Millsap. She was born March 29, 1968 in Toccoa, Georgia the daughter of Morris and Emma Lee Campbell Wehunt. She married Mark Goen in March of 2018 in Millsap. She was a longtime resident of Breckenridge and Millsap. Graveside services will be 2 PM Tuesday, May...

Larry Ray Howeth

Larry Ray Howeth

Jan 1, 1900

Larry Ray Howeth, 71, passed away July 14, 2019 in Fort Worth. He was born June 10, 1948 in Mineral Wells the son of Raymond Chester and Mavis Victoria Smith Howeth. He married Bobbie Howell on April 16, 1971 in Mineral Wells and she preceded him in death on August 10, 2009. He was also preceded in death by his...